I have been having lots of fun using new stamps from Seth Apter (PaperArtsy), Baked Texture, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics plus my brayer and gelli plate. For the all the details do head over to the PaperArtsy blog!
Nikki
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Showing posts with label Baked Texture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baked Texture. Show all posts
Friday, 22 February 2019
Friday, 7 December 2018
Christmas Greetings!
This month we are asking you to to create with stars. Fill up the dark winter sky with them or use one really big one as your central focus. Stencil them, stamp them, emboss them or die cut them. Make a card, make a star box, make a canvas, create a journal page - remembering to create in the vintage, shabby, mixed media, art journaling, industrial or steam punk styles.
A couple of weeks ago Brenda (Bumblebees and Butterflies), Alison (Words and Pictures) and I had another of our Skype crafting sessions and we decided to to each create a project for this theme. For those that haven't seen our previous Skype Craft - we
all connect up via Skype and take it in turns to chose a step which we all need to follow. Sometimes we work on the same substrate but this time we each chose our own.
Brenda kindly recorded the steps - so I have added a quick summary of what I did to each of the steps.
1. A - Use paper to start the layers. - I covered my substrate with black and white patterned paper
2. B - Use the monoprint method to add any colour medium of
your choice - I used watercolour card to transfer white paint randomly across the surface (it was too black!)
3. N - Add a wash or washes of a colour medium - I added blues!
4. A - Use a stencil any way you wish. - I used a star stencil, added versamark and added Baked Texture to the surface before heat embossing.
5. B - Use asemic or dynamic writing to add a layer of
visual texture. - I took a silver metallic pen and scribbled! It is there if you look for it!! As it is silver it shows up when the light catches it.
6. N - Add a bit of texture. I added more Baked Texture around the edges of the plaque.
7. A - Determine and
prep the focal point of the design. I die cut my 'Christmas' several times and adhered together before using the same embossing powder again. Texture was added to the 'Happy' (a precut greyboard piece) before paints sponged.
8. B - Find elements to bring the composition together. - Stars - more stars!
9. N - On one or more of the elements use two different
mediums of the same colour. I went for my blues and silvers on my die cut stars and 'Happy' - using embossing powder, foiling and glitter!
10. A - Add some words - Well I was ahead of the game now - already did that!
11. B - Add some sparkle - Ditto - so I cleared up the glitter I seemed to have got everywhere!
12. N - Assemble and add whatever you need to finish off
your design. - I added Snowtex around the edges and on the words to enhance the winter feel.
It was a fun day!
If you havent already head over to AVJ for lots more Star Light, Star Bright Inspiration.
Nikki
Friday, 24 August 2018
Baked Texture Abstract
Today you can find me over at PaperArtsy with this abstract canvas using Seth Apter's Baked Textures and PaperArtsy stamps and paints.
Nikki
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Friday, 6 April 2018
Rusty and Crusty with Texture Paste, Paint and Seth Apter's Baked Texture
It's the first Friday of the month so another double post day for me! First up we have a new challenge at A Vintage Journey and this theme is perfect for me! Rusty and Crusty!! Our host is the creative genius Autumn Clark.
Now first up I must say my inspiration for this came from the wonderful designs of Lisa Rasmussen - who I have been seeing all over Pinterest - if you want some male card ideas - I recommend you pay her blog a visit.
I made this while away at a craft retreat, so sorry, no process photos. I began by formulating a composition and collating my pieces - the 6 inch wooden panel as the base, some corrugated cardboard, some wire mesh, greyboard cogs and bolts (That's Crafty), Tim Holtz hardware findings keyhole die cut in greyboard, some cheap plastic chain and 2 strips of greyboard.
Each were given varying amounts of texture paste / texture sand paste and allowed to dry. I covered them all in black gesso and once dry dry brushed with white gesso for contrast and to highlight texture.
Next I began adding paint - Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics in Quinacridone Gold and Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide plus PaperArtsy Green Patina. The corrguated card was roughly painted brown with some blue highlights.
The combination of the texture sand paste and Deco Art paints makes for great rust - thanks to Andy Skinner for this one. Finally I took some versamark and added around the edges of the panel and the keyhole before apply patina Baked Texture.
Thanks for stopping by - don't forget, if you haven't already, to visit A Vintage Journey for more inspiration and to, hopefully, join in our Rusty and Crusty challenge this month.
I would like to join the following lovely challenges:
Nikki
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